---
title: 'Brink of Life (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ingmar Bergman'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/brink-of-life-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052017/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Brink of Life (1958)

1958 · 84 min · Drama · Sweden

Original title: Nära livet

## Synopsis

Brink of Life,, and known as So Close to Life in the UK, is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. At the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, Bergman won the Best Director Award, and Andersson, Dahlbeck, Ornäs and Thulin won the Best Actress Award.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ingmar Bergman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingmar-bergman)
- **Screenplay:** [Ulla Isaksson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulla-isaksson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Max Wilén](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-wilen)

## Cast

- [Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-marie-gyllenspetz)
- [Eva Dahlbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-dahlbeck)
- [Gunnar Sjöberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunnar-sjoberg)
- [Bengt Blomgren](https://cinepixo.com/people/bengt-blomgren)
- [Ingrid Thulin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-thulin)
- [Max von Sydow](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-von-sydow)
- [Barbro Hiort af Ornäs](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbro-hiort-af-ornas)
- [Erland Josephson](https://cinepixo.com/people/erland-josephson)
- [Inga Landgré](https://cinepixo.com/people/inga-landgre)
- [Lars Lind](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-lind)
- [Bibi Andersson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bibi-andersson)

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